1. The Lord said to Abram:Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you.
2. I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.
3. I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.
10-11. The crops failed, and there was no food anywhere in the land. So Abram and his wife Sarai went to live in Egypt for a while. But just before they got there, he said, “Sarai, you are really beautiful!